toes Archives - Fixing Your Feet

Jan 19, 2013 · by John · In: Foot Care, Foot Care Products, Health, Sports Tagged: Adventure Racer, ankle exercises, ankle strengthening, Balance Board, balance boards, Boar, Drawing Feet, Edited Version, Email Forum, Exercise, Fitness Health, Flatfooted, Hikers, Letters Of The Alphabet, Professional Series, Reference, Sense Of Balance, Specifics, Strengthening Ankles, toes, Victory, weak ankles, Wobble Board, wobble boards

Recently a question about ankles was asked on an ultra email forum. Here’s an edited version. “Rolling ankles seemed to be a weekly thing. So just wondering if there are any specifics to the alphabet drawing feet. Sitting, standing, flatfooted or pointed toes? One of these or all of the above? I have already been messing with it and: 1. I have very uncoordinated feet and 2. I can already feel a little "work-out" going on, so this is very promising! Any specifics would be much appreciated. …

Dec 31, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: Amputation, blisters, Blood Flow, Body Heat, care for frostbite, Cold Conditions, cold feet, Discoloration Of The Skin, Fireplace, frostbit toes, frostbite, Frostbitten Area, Heat Lamp, Heating Pad, Hot Water, Numbness, Radiator, Signs Of Frostbite, Socks And Shoes, Tissue Damage, toes, Warm Environment, Wet Conditions, Wet Skin

Athletes who are out in cold and wet conditions need to be watchful for frostbite. Frostbite occurs when tissue actually freezes. Toes are particularly susceptible to this serious condition. Factors that contribute to frostbite include exposure to wind, wet skin (even from sweat), and tight socks and shoes that constrict blood flow. Early signs of frostbite include numbness, a waxy or pale discoloration of the skin, the tissue becoming firm to the touch, and pain in the area. As the frostbite …

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Nov 4, 2012 · by John · In: Footwear, Footwear Products, Sports Tagged: blisters, Confusion, Depression, fit, foot problems, Footwear, footwear fit, insoles, Lead, New Pair Of Shoes, Pair Of Shoes, Physician Assistant, Pitfalls, Quarter Inch, Seams, shoe fit, shoe inserts, Size Shoe, socks, Stock, Tight, toes, Ultrarunner, Uppers

In choosing footwear, fit is everything. You may buy a new pair of shoes, not get a good fit, and use them for short runs or races without much problem. But the longer you’ll be wearing them at a time, the more important the fit. Here’s a trick to help get ensure a good fit. Rich Schick, a physician’s assistant and ultrarunner, shared that he believes the key to getting the proper size shoe is the insert - often called insoles. “If the foot does not fit the insert, then the shoe will have to …

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Oct 22, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health, Sports Tagged: Dr Marcus, Dr. Marcus Niewald, Extreme Pain, Fasciitis, foot pain, Germany, heel pain, heel spurs, Inflammation, International Journal Of Radiation Oncology, Oncology, Pain Relief, plantar fasciitis, podiatrist, Quality Of Life, Radiation Dose, Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Therapy, radiation therapy for foot pain, running, Saarland University, toes, Toxicity, University Medical Center

A new study conducted by researchers at Saarland University Medical Center in Germany focused on patients suffering from chronic bone heel spurs. The study showed that radiation therapy provided relief. With millions of American suffering from heel pain, commonly often diagnosed as plantar fasciitis, this could be a new form of treatment. Plantar fasciitis is a common problem for athletes – with some dealing with it for years and others never beating it. Plantar fasciitis (PF) is best …

Oct 14, 2012 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health Tagged: Adventure Racer, Adversaries, Arches, Bright Colors, Caption, Challenges, Continent, foot fetish, Frustration, Landings, Lisa Butler, Nails, Nips, Prose, Rocks, Rough Around The Edges, runner's feet, Springboard, toes, Ultrarunner, Warriors

I have always liked the prose "Foot Fetish" that Lisa BUtler, an ultrarunner, wrote about feet. I have included it at the front of each edition of Fixing Your Feet since the 3rd edition. It's short, but relevant to those of us who love sports. Here's what Lisa wrote: My feet are runner’s feet; a little rough around the edges, with black nails on the toes where I have nails at all Lovingly decorated with bright colors. My toes are warriors, of a sort. They carry the entire continent of my body …

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Sep 30, 2012 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care, Sports Tagged: Adventure Race, Bike Section, blister care, blister prevention, blisters, blood blisters, Bushwack, California Sierras, Checkpoint, Checkpoints, engo, Foot Care, Gold Rush Adventure, gold rush adventure race, hot spot, hot spots, Insole, Long Trek, Lounge Chair, macerated feet, socks, sore feet, Tender Area, toes

In August I worked the Gold Rush Adventure Race in the California Sierras. Throughout the race I worked at three checkpoints. As racers needed foot care, I carried my lounge chair and foot care box to where their team was set up and did what I could. Most racers had hot spots, blisters and sore feet. A lot of times, athletes tell me that have blisters and yet, after cleaning their feet, none are visible. They may have a very sore spot or a hot spot, but there is no blister. Sometimes I can tape …

Dec 29, 2011 · by John · In: blister care, Foot Care Tagged: Blood Blister, Challenges, feet, Figure 8, Foot Ball, foot blisters, Foot Pressure, Foot Strike, Forefoot, Forward Edge, Image, insoles, Lot, Monster, Photos, Rough Surfaces, Runners, shoes, Slit, toes

Ball of the foot blisters are quite common. Often they are more common when runners change to walking. Let take a look at these blisters. Challenges with Ball of the Foot Blisters There are three problems with ball of the foot blisters that make them more problematic than blisters elsewhere on the foot. Look at the image and you’ll see the large amount of area it covers. And yes, there’s blood in the blister section between the big and first toe. They often extend up into the skin between …

Oct 29, 2009 · by John · In: Health Tagged: feet, this little piggy, toes

Lisa de Speville, a journalist and adventure racer from Johannesburg, South Africa signs her emails, "It's not just about sport. It's about passion." I met Lisa at the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race in Washington state years ago and we have kept in touch since. This past summer she ran the Trans Rockies Race, a multi-day race through the Colorado Rockies. One day on her blog she shared this picture. There was some sort of contest and this was her photo entry. Yes, it's her foot. So for …

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Apr 30, 2009 · by John · In: Foot Care, Health Tagged: Foot Care, spreading toes, toes

There is a toe skill that I admire. Less you think I am kidding, I assure you that this is for real. If you are normal, you have already skimmed this post and looked at the photo. Let me explain. Time after time, when I am patching feet, I ask the athlete to spread his or her toes. Usually this is when I am applying a figure eight patch between the toes, which I use to anchor a tape patch on the forefoot at the base of the toes. It is also important when trying to clean the skin or lance a …

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